Shirt-stud



.(No Model.)

0. A. FAUTZ.

SHIRT STUD.

Patented 00b. 29, 1895.

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PATENT CHARLES A. FAUTZ, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

SHIRT-STUD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 548,749, dated October29, 1895.

Application filed June 10, 1895; Serial No. 552,224. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. FAUTZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at N ewark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirt-Studs or theLike; and I do hereby declare the'following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a novel form of fastening for shirt-studs,scarf-pins, or other like ornamental articles of wear; and the inventionhas forits primary object to provide a simple and at the same time aneffective fastening for this class of jewelry, whereby the same can besecurely retained in position in the hole in the shirt-front or othergarment to prevent its displacement, and which can be easily manipulatedto remove the ornament therefrom without injury to the piece of jewelryor to the shirt'front or other garment.

The invention therefore consists in the novel construction of shirt-studor other like article as an improved article of manufacture, and also inthe novel arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter fullydescribed, and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim. 7

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings, inwhich similar letters of reference are employed in the several views toindicatecorresponding parts.

Figure 1 is a front view, and Fig. 2 a back view, of my novel form ofshirt stud or pin, showing the fastening device connected therewith, ofa construction embodying the principles of my invention, and the severalparts of said device being represented in their closed relation to eachother previous to re moving the stud from the shirt-front or before itis inserted in the stud-hole. Fig. 3 isa back view of the device withthe separable parts thereof illustrated in their open and operatedpositions after the stud has been inserted through the stud-hole and hasbeen secured in the shirt-front, and Fig. 4 is a side their closedrelation to each other.

view of the device with the several parts in Fig. 5 is a cross-sectionof the parts taken on line as in Fig. 4, said section being on anenlarged scale to more clearly illustrate the operation of the angularshank in the slitted post of the several parts comprised in my novelconstruction of shirt-stud or scarf-pin.

In said views, a indicates the setting for the precious stone or otherornamental portion of the article of jewelry, which may be of any shapeor design, as will be clearly evident.

To the back of said ornamental portion a, in this case a cross-bar a, issecured a shank b, which is bent, as at b, at a right angle, orapproximately so, to form an arm 5 as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2, 3,and 4. Said shank b is flattened on two or more sides, as at 12 (seeFig. 5,) whereby the shank is provided with any desirable number ofsharp or angular projections b the purposes of which will be more fullydescribed hereinafter. On the said shank and between the said bentportion or arm 6 and the back of the ornamental por tion a, I haveloosely arranged a tubular post 0, which is provided at the one endthereof with a downwardly-extending pin or tine 0', having a flattenedportion 0 on which the flattened portion 12 of the arm 12 slides andfits when the said parts are in their closed relation to each other topermit the said pin and its tubular post and the shank b to be insertedthrough the material or through the studehole in the shirt-front, and tobring the several parts of the stud into their operative positions toretain the article or ornament in position on the bosom of the shirt orsuch other garment on which it is worn, as will be clearly understood. 7

In order that the arm b of the shank b may be held in a locked positionon the flattened portion 0 of the tine or pin 0 to permit the insertionof these parts through the stud-hole or to lock said parts in thepositions illus trated in Fig. 3 after said parts have been insertedthrough the buttonhole or stud-hole, I have provided the tubular post aat any suitable point in its cylindricalv surface with a slit o asclearly shown in Fig. 5, whereby the edges'c and c are formed on saidpost 0, adjoining the said slit c and which act in the manner of springsand hold the corner b of the-shank b in locked engagement when the arm 6has been closed down upon the pin or tine c or when the parts have beenoperated in the manner hereinabove described. From an inspection of saidFig. 5 it will be seen that said shank b may be provided with anydesirable number of angular projections or corners adapted to be broughtinto holding or locked engagement with the slit 0 in the tubular post 0,and hence the arm I) on the said shank can be made to be turned and heldat any angle to the longitudinal axis of the said tine or pin 0'.

As shown more especially in Figs. 2 and 3, the pin or tine 0' may beformed with an upwardly-inclining part or portion 0 at the end of theflattened part 0 and the arm 19 connected with the shank b may beprovided with a correspondingly-formed but downwardly-inclining part b,said parts being adapted to be brought together and forming a stop toretain said arm 11 in position directly in line with the longitudinalaxis of the said pin or tine c, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. Thisarrangement, however, of said upwardly and downwardly inclining portionsis not essential to the successful working of the several parts of thedevice and they may therefore be dispensed with, if so desired.

Of course it will be evident that certain changes may be made in thedetails of the arrangement and construction of the several parts withoutdeparting from the scope of my present invention, and hence I do notwish to be understood as limiting my present invention to the exactarrangement and combination of parts herein shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. An article ofjewelry or the like, comprising therein, an ornamental portion, a pin ortine, a tubular post extending therefrom and having a slit therein,and ashank rotatively arranged in said post, and means on said shank adaptedto engage with said slit in said post to hold the shank in certainpositions, and said shank being secured at one end to said ornamentalportion and having an arm at its opposite end, projecting at a rightangle therefrom, or approximately so, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

2. An article of jewelry, or the like, comprising therein, an ornamentalportion, a pin or tine 0, having a flattened portion 0 a tubular post atthe top of said pin or tine 0, having a slit 0 therein, and a shankrotatively'arranged in said post and having angular portions or cornersadapted .to be brought into holding or looking engagement with said slitin said post, and said shank having at its opposite end an armprojecting therefrom at a right angle, or approximately so, having aflattened surface, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. An article of jewelry, or the like, comprising therein, an ornamentalportion, a pin or tine, having a flattened portion 0 and an upwardlyinclining part c thereon, forming a stop, a tubular post at the top ofsaid pin or tine, having a slit 0 therein, and a shank rotativelyarranged in said post, having angular portions or corners adapted to bebrought into holding or locking engagement with said slit in said post,and said shank having at its opposite end an arm projecting therefrom ata right angle, or approximately so, having a flattened surface and adownwardly inclining part b adapted to be brought against said upwardlyinclining part 0 substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 8th day of June, 1895.

CHARLES A. FAUTZ.

Witnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, WM. H. OAMFIELD, Jr.

